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Definition 2024

the_thing_is

the thing is

English

Phrase

the thing is

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to introduce the main point or issue
I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.

See also

the reality is

Translations

introduce main point

Chinese:
Mandarin: 問題是... (zh), 问题是... (zh) ‎(wèntí shì...), 是這樣的..., 是这样的... (shì zhèyàng de...)
Finnish: kysymys on siitä, että

Polish: rzecz w tym
Russian: де́ло в то́м, что ‎(délo v tóm, što)
Spanish: es que